{
  "fuzz":{
    "a soft airy substance or covering":{
      "examples":[
        "a comfortable old sweater with clumps of fuzz all over it"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "down",
        "floss",
        "fluff",
        "fur",
        "lint",
        "nap",
        "pile"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "batting"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "a body of officers of the law":{
      "examples":[
        "we've got to get out of here before the fuzz catches on to our scam"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "constabulary",
        "finest",
        "force",
        "heat",
        "man",
        "police",
        "police force"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "bluecoat",
        "bobby",
        "bull",
        "constable",
        "cop",
        "copper",
        "gendarme",
        "officer",
        "peeler",
        "policeman",
        "police officer",
        "policewoman",
        "shamus",
        "trooper"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level":{
      "examples":[
        "the weary fuzz hauled in yet another drunk"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "bobby",
        "bull",
        "constable",
        "cop",
        "copper",
        "flatfoot",
        "gendarme",
        "lawman",
        "officer",
        "police officer",
        "policeman",
        "shamus"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "patrolman",
        "policewoman",
        "detective",
        "dick",
        "gumshoe",
        "hawkshaw",
        "inspector",
        "investigator",
        "plainclothesman",
        "sherlock",
        "sleuth",
        "sleuthhound",
        "marshal",
        "marshall",
        "sheriff",
        "trooper",
        "peace officer",
        "captain",
        "lieutenant",
        "sergeant",
        "constabulary",
        "heat",
        "man",
        "police",
        "police force",
        "operative",
        "private detective",
        "private eye",
        "private investigator"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "civilian"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "fuzz (up)":{
    "to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{
      "examples":[
        "picture postcards never show those not-infrequent days when the coastal scenery is fuzzed up by fog"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "becloud",
        "bedim",
        "befog",
        "blacken",
        "blear",
        "blur",
        "cloud",
        "darken",
        "dim",
        "dislimn",
        "fog",
        "haze",
        "mist",
        "obscure",
        "overcast",
        "overcloud",
        "overshadow",
        "shadow",
        "shroud"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "adumbrate",
        "blot out",
        "conceal",
        "eclipse",
        "hide",
        "obliterate",
        "screen",
        "shade",
        "camouflage",
        "cloak",
        "cover",
        "curtain",
        "disguise",
        "mask",
        "veil"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "expose",
        "reveal",
        "uncover",
        "unveil"
      ],
      "antonyms":[
        "brighten",
        "illuminate",
        "illumine",
        "light (up)",
        "lighten"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "fuzziness":{
    "as in fogginess , vagueness":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "cloudiness",
        "dimness",
        "faintness",
        "fogginess",
        "haziness",
        "indefiniteness",
        "indistinctness",
        "mistiness",
        "shade",
        "shadow",
        "uncertainty",
        "vagueness",
        "mystery",
        "reconditeness",
        "impenetrability",
        "incomprehensibility",
        "incomprehensibleness",
        "ambiguity",
        "ambiguousness",
        "darkness",
        "equivocalness",
        "equivocation",
        "inscrutability",
        "inscrutableness",
        "murkiness",
        "mysteriousness",
        "nebulosity",
        "nebulousness",
        "obliqueness",
        "obliquity",
        "obscurity",
        "opacity",
        "opaqueness",
        "circuitousness",
        "circuity",
        "indirectness",
        "deepness",
        "depth",
        "profoundness",
        "abstruseness",
        "abstrusity",
        "complexity",
        "complication",
        "difficulty",
        "obtuseness"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "clarity",
        "clearness",
        "obviousness",
        "plainness",
        "comprehensibility",
        "intelligibility",
        "legibility",
        "brightness",
        "distinctness",
        "self-evidence",
        "certainty",
        "surety",
        "definiteness",
        "exactness",
        "explicitness",
        "incision",
        "incisiveness",
        "lucidity",
        "lucidness",
        "perspicuity",
        "perspicuousness",
        "directness",
        "forthrightness",
        "openness",
        "straightforwardness",
        "palpability",
        "tangibility",
        "tangibleness",
        "visibility",
        "readability",
        "readableness",
        "obviousness"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "fuzzed (up)":{
    "to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{
      "examples":[
        "picture postcards never show those not-infrequent days when the coastal scenery is fuzzed up by fog"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "beclouded",
        "bedimmed",
        "befogged",
        "blackened",
        "bleared",
        "blurred",
        "clouded",
        "darkened",
        "dimmed",
        "dislimned",
        "fogged",
        "hazed",
        "misted",
        "obscured",
        "overcast",
        "overclouded",
        "overshadowed",
        "shadowed",
        "shrouded"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "adumbrated",
        "blotted out",
        "concealed",
        "eclipsed",
        "hid",
        "obliterated",
        "screened",
        "shaded",
        "camouflaged",
        "cloaked",
        "covered",
        "curtained",
        "disguised",
        "masked",
        "veiled"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "exposed",
        "revealed",
        "uncovered",
        "unveiled"
      ],
      "antonyms":[
        "brightened",
        "illuminated",
        "illumined",
        "lightened",
        "lit (up)",
        "lighted (up)"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "fuzzes (up)":{
    "to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{
      "examples":[
        "picture postcards never show those not-infrequent days when the coastal scenery is fuzzed up by fog"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "beclouds",
        "bedims",
        "befogs",
        "blackens",
        "blears",
        "blurs",
        "clouds",
        "darkens",
        "dims",
        "dislimns",
        "fogs",
        "hazes",
        "mists",
        "obscures",
        "overcasts",
        "overclouds",
        "overshadows",
        "shadows",
        "shrouds"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "adumbrates",
        "blots out",
        "conceals",
        "eclipses",
        "hides",
        "obliterates",
        "screens",
        "shades",
        "camouflages",
        "cloaks",
        "covers",
        "curtains",
        "disguises",
        "masks",
        "veils"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "exposes",
        "reveals",
        "uncovers",
        "unveils"
      ],
      "antonyms":[
        "brightens",
        "illuminates",
        "illumines",
        "lightens",
        "lights (up)"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  }
}